Guest guest Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Today's thought from Hazelden is:Relax enough to face reality when life twists and turns.Sometimes in life, no matter how deeply we intend to make the best decisions possible for ourselves, things happen. Marriages end, jobs turn sour, friends wane. For reasons outside our control or understanding, the situation twists and turns into something other than what we bargained for.Have you been waiting for a situation to revert to what it originally was - or what you hoped it would be when you got in? Are you telling yourself that there's something wrong with you, when the reality is, the situation has changed into something other than what you thought it was? Things often don't go as smoothly as we planned. Sometimes, we need to endure and get through the rough spots. But I'm talking about those grindingly difficult moments when life suddenly twists on us.These are the times we need to quit torturing ourselves. Let go of what you thought would happen. If life has twisted on you, don't turn on yourself. Don't try to make things be the way they were. Come up to speed. Return to now. Let yourself accept the new situation at hand.The road isn't always a straight course. Sometimes, even a path with heart unexpectedly twists and turns.God, help me relax and trust my self enough to deal with reality, not my fantasy of what I hoped it would be. You are reading from the book: More Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie More Language of Letting Go. Copyright 2000 by Melody Beattie. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of Hazelden. ______________________________________________________________________ Please do not reply to this email.Today's Gift daily emails are provided at no cost by the Hazelden Foundation and are sent only to those who sign up for them.To prevent our emails from being blocked, add todaysgift@... to your Contacts or Address Book. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES:To sign up for Today's Gift, visit:http://www.hazelden.org/registerCONTACT INFORMATION:Today's Gift feedback and questions - todaysgift@...Treatment program information - info@...Bookstore information - customersupport@...Or call us at 1- (in the U.S.) (outside the U.S.) YOUR PRIVACY IS OUR PRIORITY:Read our online privacy policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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